Single Device
Would you rather have a single device that only does one thing: videoconferencing?

Multifunction Device

Or would you rather have a device that does multiple things: an interactive whiteboard plus a camera for videoconferencing:

Silvia Tolisano's class interviews an Olympian

A device that can:

Do Skype videoconferencing

Do standards-based videoconferencing

Display web pages and movies

Can use for drawing and concept maps

And much much more…

This is my vision for my schools: to provide a login to standards-based videoconferencing so that they can use whatever tool necessary to videoconference with whoever they want. All from the comfort of the classroom and using the “technology central tool” in their classroom.

Yes, well that’s where it takes some work so far! I have found that non-techie teachers are more likely to use VC than touch their computer… so this solution doesn’t really fit their needs. We’ll see how it grows…!